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Previously, the plaintiff had filed a lawsuit against Nvidia, Meta and ByteDance for similar reasons.

The latest proposed class action lawsuit was submitted to the United States District Court for the Central District of California last Friday. The plaintiff specifically pointed out that Snap used a large-scale video language dataset called HD-VILA-100M and other datasets limited to academic research purposes. The plaintiff claims that in order to use the dataset for commercial purposes, Snap circumvented YouTube’s technical restrictions, terms of service, and license provisions prohibiting commercial use.

The lawsuit demands statutory compensation and applies for a permanent injunction to prevent potential infringement in the future.

This case is mainly led by the creators of the h3h3 YouTube channel with a subscription volume of 5.52 million, as well as the smaller golf channels MrShortGame Golf and Golfholics.

This is the latest case among numerous content creators suing AI model suppliers. Previously, there have been copyright disputes from publishers, writers, newspapers, user generated content platforms, artists, and other parties. This is not the first lawsuit initiated by YouTube creators. According to data from the non-profit organization Copyright Alliance, there have been over 70 copyright infringement cases against AI companies.

The progress of such lawsuits varies: in the case of Meta and Writers Group, the judge ruled in favor of tech giants; In the case between Anthropic and the author group, the AI giant chose to settle with the plaintiff and pay compensation. Currently, the majority of cases are still under active trial.

Roger Luo said：This case centers on whether the commercial use of “research-only” datasets for AI training constitutes a substantive violation of both original content copyrights and platform terms of service. It touches on the universal legal challenge in the age of generative AI: defining the boundaries of data ownership and fair use in training materials.

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The app might be called “TikTok Photos” or something similar. The name is not confirmed yet. TikTok is testing this idea in some markets. The company is gathering user feedback. TikTok hopes creators will switch to this new app. Creators could earn money through ads or subscriptions. This is similar to YouTube’s model. TikTok believes creators want more ways to make money. The new platform provides those options.

This move is a direct challenge to YouTube. YouTube dominates long-form video online. TikTok wants a piece of that market. TikTok has a huge user base already. The company wants to keep users within its apps. Users might watch short videos on TikTok and long ones on the new app. This keeps everything under the TikTok umbrella. It prevents users from going to YouTube.

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TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, supports this plan. ByteDance has experience with different video formats. The company runs Douyin in China. Douyin already offers longer videos. This experience helps with the new app. TikTok faces increasing competition globally. The company needs new growth areas. Long-form video is a logical next step. TikTok also faces pressure from lawmakers. Expanding its offerings could strengthen its position. The company has not announced an official launch date. Development is ongoing. TikTok is moving carefully. The success of YouTube is a big hurdle. TikTok believes its recommendation system is strong. This system could help users find longer videos they like. Creators are watching this development closely. Many are interested in new platforms. The digital video market continues to grow. TikTok wants to lead in all segments. The battle for video dominance intensifies.